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Apple updates trade-in values following ‘Surprise and Shine’ event, lowers iPhone payouts

Just a month after raising trade-in values across much of its product lineup, Apple has updated them once again following its “Surprise and Shine” event, lowering values for iPhones while increasing them for iPads and most Macs. Here are the new values.

Apple now accepting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 line for trade-in

Last month, Apple adjusted its trade-in tables for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch models, Macs, and Android devices, with some devices seeing jumps of nearly 30%.

Today, Apple updated its trade-in values once again, lowering the maximum payout for every returning iPhone model, with some models seeing drops of up to $120.

Meanwhile, trade-in values have increased across the entire iPad lineup and all Macs except the Mac Pro, while trade-in values for Apple Watch and Android devices are mostly lower or unchanged.

Here are Apple’s trade-in values as of September 9, 2026. All values are “up to”:

iPhone

  • iPhone 17 Pro Max: $885 (new)
  • iPhone 17 Pro: $785 (new)
  • iPhone Air: $585 (new)
  • iPhone 17: $585 (new)
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max: $610 (was $720)
  • iPhone 16 Pro: $510 (was $630)
  • iPhone 16 Plus: $430 (was $485)
  • iPhone 16: $430 (was $480)
  • iPhone 16e: $270 (was $310)
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max: $455 (was $530)
  • iPhone 15 Pro: $370 (was $420)
  • iPhone 15 Plus: $315 (was $340)
  • iPhone 15: $305 (was $335)
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max: $360 (was $405)
  • iPhone 14 Pro: $285 (was $335)
  • iPhone 14 Plus: $210 (was $235)
  • iPhone 14: $195 (was $235)
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation): $75 (was $85)
  • iPhone 13 Pro Max: $320 (was $340)
  • iPhone 13 Pro: $255 (was $285)
  • iPhone 13: $175 (was $205)
  • iPhone 13 mini: $145 (was $155)
  • iPhone 12 Pro Max: $210 (was $240)
  • iPhone 12 Pro: $165 (was $195)
  • iPhone 12: $120 (was $135)
  • iPhone 12 mini: $80 (was $90)
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation): $40 (was $45)
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max: $140 (was $160)
  • iPhone 11 Pro: $125 (was $145)
  • iPhone 11: $100 (was $110)
  • iPhone XS Max: $85 (was $95)
  • iPhone XS: $60 (was $70)
  • iPhone XR: $75 (was $90)
  • iPhone X: $50 (was $60)
  • iPhone 8 Plus: $35 (was $40)

Apple Watch

  • Apple Watch Ultra 3: $430 (new)
  • Apple Watch Series 11: $200 (new)
  • Apple Watch SE (3rd generation): $115 (new)
  • Apple Watch Series 10: $150 (was $165)
  • Apple Watch Ultra 2: $265 (was $305)
  • Apple Watch Series 9: $115 (was $135)
  • Apple Watch Ultra: $190 (was $205)
  • Apple Watch Series 8: $90 (was $95)
  • Apple Watch SE (2nd generation): $60 (unchanged)
  • Apple Watch Series 7: $65 (was $70)
  • Apple Watch Series 6: $40 (was $45)
  • Apple Watch SE (1st generation): $30 (unchanged)

iPad

  • iPad Pro: $905 (was $720)
  • iPad: $280 (was $260)
  • iPad Air: $510 (was $490)
  • iPad mini: $320 (was $300)

Mac

  • MacBook Pro: $1,315 (was $855)
  • MacBook Air: $705 (was $580)
  • iMac: $385 (was $380)
  • iMac Pro: $340 (was $315)
  • Mac mini: $620 (was $480)
  • Mac Studio: $1,460 (was $1,305)
  • Mac Pro: $2,195 (unchanged)

Android

  • Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G: $125 (unchanged)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G: $80 (was $85)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22 5G: $80 (was $85)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G: $95 (unchanged)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G: $70 (was $75)
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 5G: $55 (unchanged)
  • Google Pixel 9 Pro XL: $290 (was $315)
  • Google Pixel 9 Pro: $275 (was $305)
  • Google Pixel 9: $200 (was $210)
  • Google Pixel 8 Pro: $150 (was $155)
  • Google Pixel 8: $115 (unchanged)
  • Google Pixel 8a: $105 (unchanged)
  • Google Pixel 7 Pro: $90 (unchanged)
  • Google Pixel 7: $65 (was $60)
  • OnePlus 13: $250 (unchanged)
  • OnePlus 13R: $165 (unchanged)
  • OnePlus 12: $200 (unchanged)
  • OnePlus 12R: $115 (unchanged)

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Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.

He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.